Guyana assumes Presidency of UN Security Council for June

Guyana has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June. Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carloyn Rodrigues-Birkett, will chair the month’s activities, which includes a heavy focus on global security. In a release today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation explained that the month’s […]

President and Azruddin Mohamed clash over invoices shared and assistance offered for importation of luxury sports car

President Irfaan Ali, while not denying that he did offer some assistance to businessman turned politician Azruddin Mohamed over four years ago with the Customs clearance of a luxury sports car, today said the invoice with the true value of the car was never presented to him. In response to a video statement that was […]

Caribbean Airlines apologises and launches probe into use of incorrect Guyana map in advertisement

Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines, has apologised to Guyana and launched an investigation into the publication of an incomplete map of Guyana in an advertisement carried in its Caribbean Beat in-flight magazine. In a statement today, the Airline said it has taken immediate steps to investigate how the error occurred and to ensure stronger internal review […]

Fire at Outreach Ministries Church was act of arson

Investigations into this morning’s fire at the Outreach Ministries Church on Durban Street in Georgetown, have revealed that the fire was an act of arson. A section of the church was damaged by the blaze, which was quickly extinguished by the Fire Service when they were summoned to the scene. Initially, it was suspected that […]

Body of GDF soldier recovered in Cuyuni River

The body of Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal, Stefon Tudor, was discovered this morning in the Cuyuni River, two days after he fell overboard while on a patrol in the Makapa rapids. His body is expected to be flown to the city today. In an earlier statement, the GDF disclosed that Lance Corporal Tudor was […]

Canadian investigator surprised with level of medical and pathological probe done in Adriana Younge case

The Canadian homicide investigator, who spent a week in Guyana reviewing the Guyana Police investigations of the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge has expressed surprise at the level of medical and pathological investigation done on the body of the young girl. The investigator, Leonard McCoshen, in a summary of his findings provided by the Guyana […]

Nomination Day for Elections set for 14th July

The Guyana Elections Commission announced today that Nomination Day for political parties and their candidates contesting the upcoming elections will be on the 14th July, 2025. The elections are set to take place on the 1st September, as announced by the President. In a statement this afternoon, GECOM said political parties will be required to […]